Beah, Ishmael - A Long Way Gone (Hardback)

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah is a deeply moving and harrowing first-person account of how a peaceful childhood was shattered by war. At age twelve, Beah flees his home in Sierra Leone when rebels attack. Alone, displaced, and desperate, he navigates a land torn apart, eventually becoming a child soldier himself. Over time, he is rescued, rehabilitated, and must reckon with trauma, identity, and redemption.

Beah’s narrative offers vivid detail, emotional authenticity, and moral insight—raising urgent questions about violence, survival, innocence lost, and the possibility of healing. This memoir is essential reading for students, book clubs, readers of war literature, and anyone moved by stories of resilience.

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